Overview
- Deandre Ayton threw the alley-oop that LeBron James hammered home during Sunday’s home win over Sacramento.
- Ayton lit up when asked about the play, saying he had been waiting for someone to bring it up and that he loved getting a timeout to savor it.
- He joked that not everyone can deliver a lob to James, then praised LeBron’s ability to catch anything when charging the lane.
- Ayton explained the sequence began with Doncic feeding him a pocket pass out of a double-team before he spotted James cutting.
- The moment flipped their usual roles noted earlier this season, as Ayton had previously been the lob target for James, and it highlighted a third-quarter surge that pushed the lead to 20.